> Paul Braun wrote:
> ...This is the mentality that gets people to replace
> perfectly good computers for the newest one because
> the marketing people have told them that if they don't
> have the latest "Intel Pentalator 7 with HMXPDS technology"
> they just suck....
Guilty-as-charged [me with a 10D, looking at the 20D...5D?)
You wouldn't be a fan of The Simpsons (OFF) by any chance:
(Episode CABF02 - "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes")
[The scene switches to Honest John's Computers, Homer is talking to
consumer-compatible liveware.]
Homer: Umm ... I guess I'll take that one.
Salesman: Well, do you need a paperweight? 'Cause if you buy
that machine, that's all you're going to have, an
expensive paperweight.
Homer: Well, a paperweight would be nice, but what I really
need is a computer. How about that one? [points to
a second machine]
Salesman: That technology is three months old. Only suckers
buy out-of-date machines. You're not a sucker, are
you sir?
Homer: Heavens no!
Salesman: Oh good, because if you were, I'd have to ask you to
leave the store.
Homer: I just need something to receive email.
Salesman: [whistles] You'll need a top-of-the-line machine for
that. [shows Homer a top-of-the-budget machine]
That's the same computer astronauts use to do their
taxes.
Homer: I was an astronaut.
Salesman: Of course you were.
(http://www.snpp.com/episodes/CABF02)
Cheers,
Marc
Sydney, Oz
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